'Daily Voting News' For November 07, 2007

 

This is a typical post-election day DVN. Lot’s of reports of failures and problems. Part of the problem with today’s technical elections is that they are “high tech” and probably too “high”. Voters don’t understand it all and election workers don’t understand even when they are supposed to have been trained. Most Election officials clearly don’t understand what is happening so they blindly take the word of the vendors. The single county with the most problems last year seems to have repeated its poor record. Marion Co (Indianapolis) Indiana has a real problem with elections administration and the machines. Atlantic Co New Jersey had machine problems and they are still not sure what happened though Sequoia did what they do well and immediately pointed the finger at the county as being the problem. Cuyahoga Co Ohio had far fewer problems than in the past but there is still an unexplained problem with their voting system. And Denver Colorado had to call in the Police Dept and SWAT members to help count a late deluge of mail-in ballots.

 

Also of extreme importance today is the DoJ decision to step in and attempt to usurp New York State’s right to a voting system that meets their standards.

 

And late today the city of San Francisco announced that they are filing a breach of contract lawsuit against ES&S.

 

Tomorrow’s DVN will be sent earlier in the day due to your correspondent flying out to DC to attend a conference. DVN will go on hiatus for the weekend to be started up again on Tuesday.

 

NAtional: What's So Special About Tuesday?

http://thegate.nationaljournal.com/2007/11/why_tuesday.php

 

NAtional: Election Day 'Glitches' 'Hiccups' 'Snags' and 'Snafus' Return

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5259

 

NAtional: Election Day 2007: New ID Laws Disenfranchise Voters

http://www.alternet.org/rights/67161/

 

NAtional: The Truth About Voter Fraud

http://www.truthaboutfraud.org/pdf/TruthAboutVoterFraud.pdf

 

NAtional: Scholar Traces Voting Technology Controversy to the 1890s

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/535201/

 

CA: Humboldt County - Procedural changes lead to long night for county elections officials

http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=30416

 

CA: San Francisco - S.F. mayoral vote count may lag

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-11-06-sf-count_N.htm

 

CA: San Francisco - And the winners are ...

Waiting and waiting for the election results

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4917&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=324&volume_num=42&issue_num=06

 

CA: San Francisco - Counting S.F. ballots will take a record amount of time

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/07/MNHUT7FPT.DTL

 

CA: San Francisco – San Francisco Voting Machines Vendor In Breach of Contract allege City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Elections Department Diector John Arntz

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=6759

 

CO: Denver vote count not over yet

Sorting plagued by volume of ballots ped off Tuesday

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5741291,00.html

 

CO: Denver Calls In SWAT Officers To Help Count Votes

http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_311064933.html

 

CO: Denver - SWAT team helped tally votes

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7390582

 

CO: Denver still counting votes

http://origin.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_7394285

 

CO: Weld County - As expected, turnout low at the polls

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20071107/NEWS/111070144

 

CT: Damp Ballots Cause Minor Problems

http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hcu-damp-elex-1106,0,7136774.story

 

CT: Recounts To Be Conducted In At Least 14 Towns

http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-ap-recounts11,0,521210.story

 

FL: Fla. asked to detail balloting procedures

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS01/711070383/1002

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Experts say PBC voting machines must be upgraded soon

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pbvotingmachines1106,0,1854938.story

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting machines could still change

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/11/07/s3b_voting_1107.html

 

FL: Sarasota County notes some voting glitches

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071107/NEWS/711070664

 

ID: Lawsuit Brought Over Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=7321732

 

IN: Marion County - Some Polling Problems Continue to Haunt Clerk's Office

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7321417

 

IN: Marion County - At the polls: 'So much better than in May'

Issues at 83 sites didn't keep anyone from casting vote

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/LOCAL19/711070491/1057/SPORTS02

 

IN: Marion County - Thousands of votes still uncounted in Marion Co.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7326310&nav=menu188_2

 

IN: Tippecanoe County - Some voting glitches noted

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/ELECTION01/711070351

 

IN: Wayne County - Centers' convenience receives 'yea' votes

27% of registered voters, 7,438, vote in Richmond,

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS01/711070305

 

MD: Maryland Voters' Council Member Choices Show Trends

Errors Are Reported at the Rockville Polls

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601023.html?hpid=topnews

 

MI: Voter photo ID rule sparks complaints

Detroiters had problems, NAACP says; state and city officials deny that

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS05/711070414/1001/NEWS

 

MS: Hinds County - Election glitches could result in challenges

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/SPECIAL02/71106044

 

MS: Hinds County - Voters in some split precincts get wrong ballots

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/SPECIAL02/711070362/1001/NEWS

 

MT: Mail balloting generally a success, official says

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/07/news/local/20-balloting.txt

 

NJ: Atlantic County – Not again: Vote glitch latest AC debacle

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj-elnelectionprobl1107nov07,0,6014519.story

 

NJ: Atlantic County - Countywide vote results unavailable due to problems transferring data

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7514944p-7413910c.html

 

NJ: Atlantic County - Cause Sought For Atlantic County, N.J., Vote Delay

http://www.wnbc.com/politics/14533224/detail.html

 

NJ: Atlantic County - Vote Machine Maker: Not Our Fault

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/11/07/ap4313607.html

 

NJ: Mercer County - Faulty voting machines delay final Election Day tally

http://www.nj.com/centraljersey/index.ssf/2007/11/faulty_voting_machines_delay_f.html

 

NY: Feds seek to fast-track N.Y.'s voting-machine replacement

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS03/71106053

 

NY: Civic Groups Blast Department of Justice Proposal to Gut Standards

for New Voting Systems

A Federal Takeover for Selecting New Voting Systems Not in Best Interest

of New York Voters, Groups say

http://www.nyvv.org/DOJOpinionPressRelease.shtml

 

NY: Feds demand voting overhaul

Agency says state violating mandate to machines

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=636888&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=11/7/2007

 

NY: Feds weigh takeover of NY voting machine ion

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stvote075449897nov07,0,4596824.story

 

OH: Delayed vote counting in Seneca, Putnam counties completed

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/NEWS09/71107017

 

OH: Ashtabula County - Coding error delays school board results

http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_310232605.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County again part of voting delays around Ohio

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=195906&c=y

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ballot Counting Problems in Cuyahoga County

http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4856193&version=8&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - We The People… still wait for Ohio Election Justice for 2004… and there is none in sight. Cuyahoga trial continued November 5, 2007

http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/genera_paddy_sh_071107_we_the_people_still_.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga officials can't explain election delays

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/11/cuyahoga_explains_election_del.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga's electronic system falters even in low-key poll

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/11/cuyahogas_electronic_system_fa.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cause Of Election Computer Glitch Not Yet Determined

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/14535228/detail.html

 

OH: Hamilton County - Slow vote count meant long night for Hamilton County

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS01/71107008/-1/CINCI

 

PA: Blair County Reports Voting Machine Problems

http://www.wjactv.com/news/14534203/detail.html

 

PA: Paper Ballots Delay Vote County in Lackawanna County

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=7322754

 

PA: Lackawanna County – Paper Wait

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18997027&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

VA: Sluggish Reporting of Election Results Blamed on New Wireless Equipment Ban

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110602312.html

 

VA: Fairfax County - Election Results May Be Delayed in Fairfax

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2007/11/election_results_may_be_delaye.html

 

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